Enrico

Enrico is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

Enrico is the Italian form of the German given name Heinrich , which was used heavily in Italy and Germany in the 70s and 80s.

Enrico means "ruler in his possession".

variants

Enrique is common in Spain and Henri in France . The variant in the Netherlands is Hen (d) rik. Short forms of the name are Rico , Enzo or Enno , in southern Italy also Eri or Eni.

The feminine form is Enrica, in an outdated diminutive Enrichetta (equivalent to German Henriette ).

Name bearer

First name

• Enrico Albertosi (* 1939), Italian football player
• Enrico Aliceno Washington (* 1978), American baseball player
• Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian painter and sculptor
• Enrico Barth (* 1969), German soccer player
• Enrico Becker (1982-2014), German motorcycle racer
• Enrico Berlinguer (1922–1984), Italian politician
• Enrico Bertaggia (* 1964), Italian racing driver
• Enrico Betti (1823-1892), Italian mathematician and engineer
• Enrico Bombieri (* 1940), Italian mathematician
• Enrico Brignola (* 1999), Italian football player
• Enrico Canfari (1877–1915), Italian football player and official
• Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), Italian opera singer
• Enrico Castellani (1930–2017), Italian painter and relief artist
• Enrico Catuzzi (1946–2006), Italian football player and coach
• Enrico Celio (1889–1980), Swiss politician
• Enrico Chapela (* 1974), Mexican composer and guitarist
• Enrico Chiesa (* 1970), Italian football player and coach
• Enrico Cialdini (1811-1892), Italian general and Duke of Gaeta
• Enrico Colantoni (* 1963), Canadian actor
• Enrico Dandolo (1107–1205), Doge of Venice
• Enrico Dante (1884–1967), Italian cardinal
• Enrico Dassetto (1874–1971), Italian-Swiss composer, conductor and musician
• Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959), Italian politician
• Enrico Fabris (* 1981), Italian speed skater
• Enrico Fantini (* 1976), Italian football player
• Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), Italian nuclear physicist
• Enrico Franzoi (* 1982), Italian racing cyclist
• Enrico Franzoni (1920–2008), Swiss politician
• Enrico Gasparotto (* 1982), Italian racing cyclist
• Enrico Gasparri (1871-1946), Italian cardinal
• Enrico Giaccone (1890–1923), Italian racing driver
• Enrico Glori (1901–1966), Italian actor
• Enrico Granafei (* 1952), Italian jazz musician
• Enrico Letta (* 1966), Italian politician
• Enrico Lo Verso (born 1964), Italian actor
• Enrico Lorenzetti (1911–1989), Italian motorcycle racer
• Enrico Marconi (1792–1863), Italian-Polish architect
• Enrico Mattei (1906–1962), Italian industrialist
• Enrico Medioli (1925-2017), Italian screenwriter
• Enrico Minutoli (? –1412), Italian cardinal
• Enrico Ney (* 1973), German handball player
• Enrico Porro (1885–1967), Italian wrestler
• Enrico Rastelli (1896–1931), Italian juggler
• Enrico Rava (* 1939), Italian jazz musician and composer
• Enrico Richter (painter) (1927–2015), German painter
• Enrico Richter (boxer) (* 1961), German boxer
• Enrico Sabbatini (1932–1998), Italian costume designer
• Enrico Sonnenberg (1979–2015), German motorcycle racer
• Enrico Tazzoli (1812–1852), Italian priest and freedom fighter
• Enrico Zuccalli (around 1642–1724), Swiss architect

family name

• Robert Enrico (1931–2001), French film director of Italian descent
• Roger Enrico (1944–2016), American manager

stage name

• Clown Enrico, see Heinz Zuber and Am dam des

Fictional characters

• Enrico IV , tragedy by Luigi Pirandello (premiere 1922)
• Enrico , Dramatic Comedy (Opera; WP 1991) by Manfred Trojahn (music) and Claus H. Henneberg (libretto)